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Here's another fact: It's been 240 Episodes since we last saw Ash's Cyndaquil, Bayleef, Totodile and Noctowl...Which was "The Right Place at the Right Mime"...Episode 1 of the Battle Frontier Saga! o_O

LOL, and its been nearly 400 episodes since Ash's Johto Pokemon have been used in battle.

seems like i am the only one to comment on cyndaquils speed which i thought was rather impressive. also liked how independent cyndaquil was shown to be. most pokemon away from their trainer would of gotten flattened just becuase pokemon really need a trainer to know what to do and stuff.

Ok. I am man enough to admit that this episode brought tears to my eyes (still there in fact). Cyndaquil is my favorite Pokemon of Ash's. I was beyond happy to see it, and I was doubly glad that it finally got some respect! Way to go Quilava!

Can't go wrong with Teh Muk action either!

I have to say the music used when Ash was with Muk, et al was really nice. Sort of an instrumental of "Greatest Everyday."

LOL, and its been nearly 400 episodes since Ash's Johto Pokemon have been used in battle.

We haven't seen the Johto starters/Noctowl battle since 2002! LMAO!

Hint: A Pokemon who doesn't battle for a long time doesn't degrade in strength the longer it doesn't battle.

Now if you'd please, would you stop envying the fact the three starters had the biggest roles (alongside Corphish) of this episode and stop worrying that your precious Kanto & Hoenn Mascots are nowhere to be seen so far?

Anyway, now for my comments:

- I actually didn't know this was gonna take place on the island the competition is happening at.

- Haha, good to see you Kohei, I guess.

- You too Jun! You really should have done a lot more though. Stop hiding your Rapidash, we all know you have it!

- Team Rocket's disguises get crappier, and crappier, and crappier, and crappier...

- How did the Pokemon get out of their Pokeballs? And why didn't they all stick together? By now, they should all know each other and would have known better than to wander off on their own.

- Corphish, did you gain weight?

- Totodile! God, look at you! Have you changed your personality? What wonders a few years off can do to a Pokemon!

- I feel bad for Snorlax, being reduced to a Lazy, greedy stereotype this particular Snorlax abandoned years ago. See what happens when you don't rotate Ash?

- I was actually expecting Bayleef to be Muk when Jun talked about getting Assaulted.

- GRAAAAAAAAH!!!! This ruined the episode for me..... (continued in spoiler tag)

Spoiler:- Big Problem:

ASH! PIKACHU IS USELESS AGAINST TEAM ROCKET!!!! WE LEARNED THIS 12 YEARS AGO!!!!!! WHY HAVEN'T YOU???!??

- I can see the anime producers know the taint of 4Kids has long since washed away. There was tons of fake text usage all over the place, and TR's mecha used an awful lot of sharp objects. Drills? Chainsaws? That's what I call hardcore!

- This is the first time I saw Water Gun's new animation, and it fit in with Totodile really well.

- I actually forgot what a Quilava looks like other than that stock Sugimori art which was cliche'dly used in the manga adaptation.

- And unlike the manga adaptation, NOBODY gave that stupid and unfitting "Slack-Jawed" expression to Cyndaquil's evolution! Its sorta like Ash was expecting it to happen any time.

- I am a bit bummed Muk, Glalie, Torkoal & Donphan didn't do anything other than their freeze frame appearances, but at least seemingly all Pokemon, including those not in the opening, are being used (all thanks to Heracross being used in the Naoshi fight).

- Why bother including Professor Goodshow if he won't do anything? The regional leagues NEVER depended on him.

- Look at Cynthia, just her presence tells me SOMEONE is gonna battler her, and that battle will be the focus of the episode.

I think its disgusting that Sceptile/Swellow and Kingler/Tauros weren't shown at all.

I understand why we didn't see Charizard/Squirtle and Gliscor, but the others?

I think it's disgusting how you think the league victory rests SOLELY on Sceptile & Swellow, especially since Torterra & Mukuhawk are superior to them (Torterra can stand a better chance against Fire, and Mukuhawk has a better movepool).

I think it's disgusting how you think the league victory rests SOLELY on Sceptile & Swellow, especially since Torterra & Mukuhawk are superior to them (Torterra can stand a better chance against Fire, and Mukuhawk has a better movepool).

So we didn't deserve to see what Sceptile/Swellow and Kingler were up to?

WTF? Sceptile and Swellow were Ash's LONGEST LASTING pokemon in the show.